29/4/2011 -

ETEAN S.A. has published on the 29.04.2011
a Call for Expression of Interest for the selection of Financial Institutions,
and / or an association - and / or a consortium, at least one member of which
is a Financial Institution, Β seated in a
member state of the European Union or of the European Economic Area, which will
act as Financial Engineering Instruments in accordance with Article 44 of
Regulation (EC) 1083/2006, as amended.

The selected candidates will
co-invest own resources up to Β€ 800 million, along with resources of Β€ 400 million
of the “Entrepreneurship Fund” (ratio 2:1) managed by ETEAN S.A., in six Loan Funds. Each Loan
Fund shall provide favourable loans to Small and Medium Enterprises established in the Hellenic
Republic, which will
finance investments in the fields included in one of the six Actions (one
Action per Loan Fund).